Recent Student Publications

Listed here is a selection of recent publications by current students.

A role for the cholinergic neuron circadian clock in RNA metabolism and mediating neurodegeneration.
Tam SB, Waldeck NJ, Wright M, Mojsilovic-Petrovic J, Baker EM, Kiskinis E, Bass J, Kalb RG.
Life Sci Alliance. 2025 Dec 15;9(3):e202503508. doi: 10.26508/lsa.202503508. Print 2026 Mar.
Heterobifunctional proteomimetic polymers for targeted degradation of MYC and KRAS.
Wang MM, Truica MI, Gattis BS, Oktawiec J, Sagar V, Basu AA, Bertin PA, Zhang X, Abdulkadir SA, Gianneschi NC.
Nat Commun. 2026 Feb 24;17(1):1706. doi: 10.1038/s41467-026-68913-3.
Adipocyte NADH dehydrogenase reverses circadian and diet-induced metabolic syndrome.
Hepler C, et al. Among authors: weidemann bj, waldeck nj.
Nat Metab. 2026 Feb 18. doi: 10.1038/s42255-026-01464-5. Online ahead of print.
Human CRAMP1 specifically promotes the expression of histone H1 genes.
Bodner J, et al. Among authors: khurana s.
EMBO Rep. 2026 Feb 9. doi: 10.1038/s44319-026-00704-9. Online ahead of print.
EZH2 PROTACs outperform catalytic inhibitors in prostate cancer by targeting a methylation-independent function of PRC2.
Xie W, et al. Among authors: brea l.
Oncogene. 2026 Feb;45(5):636-649. doi: 10.1038/s41388-025-03662-z. Epub 2026 Jan 7.
Prostaglandin E2 Signaling Triggers CD31-Independent Transendothelial Migration in Vitro and in Vivo.
Hayashi V, Seidman MA, Muller WA.
Am J Pathol. 2026 Feb;196(2):618-632. doi: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2025.09.012. Epub 2025 Oct 17.
Not All Mismatches Were Created Equal: Empirical Identification of Regions Within HLA-DQ Molecules That Harbor the Highest Immunogenicity.
Matias EG, Austin DE, Franca KC, Maguire C, Lockhart JS, Lantz CW, Tambur AR.
Transplantation. 2026 Jan 15. doi: 10.1097/TP.0000000000005609. Online ahead of print.
B cell immunity and therapeutic opportunities in brain metastases.
Jones G, Murphy A, Lee-Chang C.
Front Immunol. 2026 Jan 14;16:1740386. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2025.1740386. eCollection 2025.
USP22 drives tumor immune evasion and checkpoint blockade resistance through EZH2-mediated epigenetic silencing of MHC-I.
Liu K, et al. Among authors: mani nl.
J Clin Invest. 2025 Nov 18;136(1):e193162. doi: 10.1172/JCI193162. eCollection 2026 Jan 2.
Metabolic Stress and Immune Activation in Heart Failure With a Preserved Ejection Fraction.
Pereira A, Alvarez-Argote S, Meite I, Inui H, Sterling JK, Thorp EJ, Feinstein MJ, Filipp M, Thorp EB.
Immunol Rev. 2026 Jan;337(1):e70103. doi: 10.1111/imr.70103.